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Tuesday, September 6, 1921
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The Headlines
PLUNKETT WANTS IRISH PLEBISCITE ON BRITISH OFFER; Sir Horace Urges Minorities Be Heard Before Negotiations Lead to Rupture. HE CALLS SITUATION GRAVE Nine Cabinet Ministers Leave London for Meeting in Scotland to Decide on Reply.DUBLIN IS STILL HOPEFULLloyd George Is Expected to Agreeto Conversations With DailEireann Plenipotentiaries. Obeyed Appeal for Silence. Says Door Will Be Left Open. PLUNKETT WANTS IRISH PLEBISCITE Dublin Expects No Break. O'Duffy Leaves Belfast. O'Duffy Speech Stirs Belfast.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,258 days ago
(104 years, 298 days)